Today at Ms. | June 1, 2021

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Black Feminist in Public: On the Centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Anneliese Bruner Treasures Her Great-Grandmother’s Words [[link removed]]

BY JANELL HOBSON | Just ahead of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial, an eyewitness account of the tragedy by Tulsa resident, Mary E. Jones Parrish (1892-1972), has been reissued: The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 . “Yes, it is painful, but human history is ugly. … There is some level of responsibility that creative people have to be as truthful and as accurate as possible to the histories they tell,” says Parrish’s great-granddaughter, writer and editor Anneliese M. Bruner.

On The Issues Podcast: Meet the Badass All-Women LA Board of Supervisors [[link removed]]

BY THE TEAM | Do you know the names of your local school board members? What about the folks on your city council? It’s time to dive into local leadership and why it matters. Michele Goodwin is joined by the badass women running the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors—the largest local government in the nation—making history with the first all-women board in its more than 150-year history.

The Story Behind Her: Kim Bui and Emma Carew Grovum Are Dedicating Space for and by Newsroom Leaders of Color [[link removed]]

BY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MEDIA FOUNDATION | Women journalists have always been at the forefront of change—so as the U.S. faces compounding crises, it’s no surprise that women journalists are stepping up to bring truth to the public. This month we’re featuring two journalists: P. Kim Bui and Emma Carew Grovum, who just launched the “Sincerely, Leaders of Color” newsletter—described as “a column for people who want a different experience for journalists of color in their newsroom.”

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Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin on Apple Podcasts [[link removed]] + Spotify [[link removed]].

Meet the badass women running the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors—the largest local government in the nation.

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